Fundamentals of business administration, accounting, human resources, wages and salaries with DATEV

Free of cost

by funding

In this course, you will acquire important knowledge in the areas of business administration and accounting, human resources and payroll accounting with the financial software DATEV. You will learn how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in your professional environment.
  • Certificates: Certified Business Administrator" certificate
    Certificate "Fundamentals of Human Resources Management"
    DATEV certificate "DATEV user wage and salary"
    DATEV training partner certificate of attendance
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    Certified Business Administrator
    DATEV user wage and salary
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 12 Weeks

Fundamentals of business administration and accounting

Business law (approx. 2.5 days)

Legal forms

Purchase agreement

Company mergers/cooperations

Insolvency law


Taxes and legal aspects of business (approx. 0.5 days)

Fundamentals of business management

Basics of corporate taxation


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Annual financial statements: Balance sheet and P&L with introduction to accounting (approx. 7 days)

Objectives of annual financial statements

Structure of a balance sheet

Assets/liabilities

Inventory

Profit and loss account (P&L account)

Financial statements/period results with receivables/payables

Provisions

Reserves

Amortization

Effects of expenses on the annual financial statements

The graduated income statement

Analysis of the graduated income statement

Analysis of annual financial statements


Corporate goals and key figures (approx. 2 days)

Profitability

Return on equity

Profitability ratios

Liquidity ratios

productivity


Application of cost accounting in small companies (approx. 4 days)

Tasks of cost accounting

Terms used in cost accounting

Price calculation

Cost center accounting

Profit center accounting


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 4 days)

Fundamentals of human resources management

Fundamentals of human resources management (approx. 2 days)

Objectives and tasks of operational human resources management

Organization and framework conditions of human resources management

Personnel administration

Personnel information and statistics

Diversity management


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Personnel administration (approx. 5 days)

Tasks and process structures

Instruments of personnel administration

Information systems

Fundamentals of labor law

Employment contracts

Data protection


Personnel planning/recruitment (approx. 5 days)

Objectives, importance and tasks of personnel planning

Processes and components of personnel planning

Applicant management and requirement profiles

Evaluation of applicant documents

Special features of SMEs

Job interviews/selection process

Hiring new employees


Personnel development (approx. 3 days)

Basic questions of personnel development

Instruments of promotion

Staff appraisal

Development stages and target measurements

Company training and further training

Differentiation between further training and forms of training


Personnel remuneration (approx. 3 days)

Personnel costs

Basics of cost and activity accounting

Forms of remuneration

Basics of payroll accounting

Gross/net wage calculation

Income tax and social security regulations

Payroll accounting


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Wages and salaries with DATEV

Legal framework for payroll accounting (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

Introduction to labor law

Social security law: obligation to pay social security contributions, pay-as-you-go obligation, reporting system, obligation to keep records

Wage tax law: tax deduction features, tax recording and reporting obligations

Meaning of wage types


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Creation of employees and clients in DATEV (full-time approx. 5 days/part-time approx. 10 days)

Client creation in DATEV

Save and import clients

Recording social security and tax law specifics, other client master data

Creation of different employee types

Dealing with the digital personnel file

Special features (e.g. trainees, part-time employees, managing directors, etc.)

Social security key

Leavers


Payments and deductions in DATEV (full-time approx. 4 days/part-time approx. 8 days)

Salary and time wage

Special wage types: piecework and premium wages

Surcharges

Staff discounts

One-off payments (e.g. Christmas and vacation bonuses)

Travel allowances

Continued payment of wages in the event of illness

Payment of wages (payment of wages on public holidays)

Garnishment

Benefits in kind and non-cash benefits

Company car

Travel expenses and expense reimbursements Movement data

Maternity protection and maternity pay

Company pension scheme


Payroll accounting and monthly closing with DATEV (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)

Calendar entry

Entry and exit management

Payroll accounting and monthly closing

Reporting and certification

Payroll tax registration

Sending data

Repeat and recalculations

Transfer of payroll postings to financial accounting

Year-end closing work


Digital cooperation between tax consultants and companies (full-time approx. 2 days/part-time approx. 4 days)


Project work, certification preparation (via the DATEV Students online platform) and certification exam "DATEV User Wages and Salaries" (full-time approx. 3 days/part-time approx. 6 days)



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

After the course, you will be familiar with the commercial and business management mindset and have some basic knowledge of accounting.

The course then offers a systematic introduction to HR work. You will learn the core areas of human resources management and can apply them in a practice-oriented way.

You will also be familiar with basic payroll accounting processes, carry out payroll accounting and acquire practical knowledge of the DATEV software.

The course is aimed at people from the commercial or administrative sector who are looking to enter the field of human resources management or wish to update their knowledge.

Sound basic commercial and business management knowledge is indispensable in today's working world and makes it easier for you to understand business practice.

With your newly acquired knowledge and skills in the area of payroll accounting, you will also improve your career opportunities. According to the manufacturer, more than 9.5 million payrolls are created with DATEV every month.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.